I'm reading that this year's flu strain is H1N1 again. Like a handful of other people here, I got MG after a bout with H1N1 in 2009. I found this article:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12152500
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In beating a bout of H1N1 the body makes antibodies that can kill many other flu strains, a study in the Journal of Experimental Medicine shows.
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That makes a lot of sense! I have the impression that when the immune system makes a lot of different antibodies at once, it's more prone to misfire and start attacking healthy tissue. That's why it's common for women to come down with autoimmune thyroid disorders after childbirth--it's a time when you're most prone to infection, so your immune system is spraying bullets all over the place.
Just speculating here.
Abby